Print ArticleIn this short article we'll learn about some of the people we named our infrastructure after.
Hemming Plaza: Charles C. Hemming
Hemming is actually the third name of the park/plaza. Originally founded by Isaiah Hart it was called City Park. Then it was changed to “St. James Park” after the grand St. James Hotel was constructed across the street in 1869. In 1899 it was named after Charles C. Hemming, a civil war veteran who had erected a large confederate monument in 1898 in the middle of the park.
Deliberate Hemming Park Neglect
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